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25/05/2026

Seaweed trade remains a sizeable and increasingly visible segment of global aquatic food markets, characterized by high production concentration and dominated by a small number of trade routes.

03/04/2026

Seaweed is becoming an increasingly important aquatic product, both in terms of traded volumes and its role in food use and further processing.

Key news
23/07/2026

Global seaweed trade cooled in 2025, with world imports of seaweed for human consumption falling to 323 310 tonnes from 342 030 tonnes in 2024, while exports declined to 286 040 tonnes from 299 630 tonnes.

17/04/2026
FAO GLOBEFISH now features specialized reporting on seaweed in its Quarterly Species Analysis expanding its market intelligence coverage